diff --git a/src/lenaisten/redact.py b/src/lenaisten/redact.py
index 854deac..fe78493 100644
--- a/src/lenaisten/redact.py
+++ b/src/lenaisten/redact.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ txt = Path(args.file).read_text()
 
 # redaction syntax
 import re
-inlinepat = re.compile(r"\(\(\((([^>]*?):::)?(.*?)\)\)\)", re.MULTILINE|re.DOTALL)
-tokenpat  = re.compile(r"\[redact(:::(.*?))?\](.*?)\[\/redact\]", re.MULTILINE|re.DOTALL)
+inlinepat = re.compile(r"\(\(\((?:(.+?):::)?(.+?)\)\)\)", re.MULTILINE|re.DOTALL)
+tokenpat  = re.compile(r"\[redact(:::(.+?))?\](.+?)\[\/redact\]", re.MULTILINE|re.DOTALL)
 
 # match handling
 def subredact(match):